Luke 11:6 Meaning and Explanation
“For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The man explains his need: a traveling friend has arrived, and he has nothing to set before him.
What Does Luke 11:6 Mean?
The midnight borrower states his case. A friend on a journey has come to his door, and the duty of hospitality -- taken with utmost seriousness in that world -- has caught him empty-handed.
His need is real, urgent, and for someone else's sake. That detail quietly shapes the lesson on prayer: much of our asking is intercession, going to God because someone has come to us whom we cannot feed from our own shelves. The honest confession, I have nothing to set before him, is where true prayer often begins.
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What does Luke 11:6 mean?
The man explains his need: a traveling friend has arrived, and he has nothing to set before him.